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Anxiety
The discovery has enormous implications for the development of novel anti-anxiety medications.
6mins
From DMT elves, to God, to the figures in our dreams — why are humans so obsessed with the supernatural?
8mins
How America became a fragile nation — and how it can get its resilience back.
The Universe is grand, awe-inspiring, and greater than we likely imagine. Even astrophysicists get anxious thinking about it, but we cope.
Treating “oniomania” or compulsive buying disorder is about protecting your finances as well as your mental health.
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You might suppress your emotions when you walk through the door at work. But your colleagues can still feel them.
9mins
Kids are more anxious and depressed than ever. Is identity politics to blame?
End of life patients face mental health challenges uniquely existential and spiritual in nature — but psychedelics are emerging as a possible solution to relieve the suffering.
A blood test to diagnose mental illness is a "holy grail" of psychiatry.
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It has perhaps never been easier to feel as if you’ve fallen behind in life. From the anxieties of comparing yourself to others online to our fetishization of success, it […]
High-conflict people are found in all walks of life. Learning how to identify them, and what to do next, can save you much emotional turmoil.
Monsters have always represented societal fears, but narrative art also casts doubt on whether we fully understand our monsters — and their slayers.
Mass sociogenic illnesses can afflict thousands of people.
The Apple Watch could soon take the pain out of monitoring blood sugar levels.
Mindfulness may be especially useful for gaining more control of your impulses to spend.
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Research shows that spending more time on social media is associated with body image issues in boys and young men.
Research shows how "dark" Brett Martinpersonality traits affect Bitcoin enthusiasm.
When migraine and tension-headache patients overuse their medications, they can actually trigger more headaches.
Your breathing rhythm influences a wide range of behaviors, cognition, and emotion.
Researchers watched for signs of withdrawal — but didn't find any.
When we don't find ways to relieve chronic stress, personal burnout is the likely consequence.
Day trading has the potential to yield incredible profits, but without a time machine, you’re unlikely to achieve them.
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The “money taboo” is not a single taboo, but rather an amalgamation of several smaller taboos tied to gender and socioeconomic class.
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The majority of children who stutter will spontaneously recover from it without intervention, but some 20% of people do not.
Boredom isn’t the enemy; it’s a catalyst for changing your relationship to work.
When we're stressed, our hormones and nervous system produce all sorts of odors.
The research could aid the development of more effective treatments for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).